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- Top 10 Team Featured in Every Saturday Game Window:
- 1 Alabama, No. 5 Oklahoma, No. 10 Washington Open Up Conference Play on the Road
- 2 Clemson and No. 3 Georgia Back-to Back on ESPN2
- 6 Wisconsin Welcomes in BYU, Looks to Finish Non-Conference Play Undefeated
- 17 Boise State at No. 24 Oklahoma State in Critical Non-Conference Matchup
- 14 Ranked Teams on the Slate; ESPN+ with Scores of Intra-Conference Games, Ivy League Football Makes Debut
ESPN’s networks college football week 3 slate will feature the nation’s top six teams, including No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 15 TCU on ABC’s Saturday Night Football Presented by Wells Fargo, and No. 1 Alabama and No. 5 Oklahoma opening up conference play on the road. The second-ranked Clemson Tigers, No. 3 Georgia and No. 6 Wisconsin will all welcome in non-conference opponents. Every ESPN network game window on Saturday will feature a top team, including No. 10 Washington traveling to open up their Pac-12 schedule.
No. 4 Ohio State Leaves Columbus for First Time This Season, Faces No. 15 TCU
The Buckeyes-Horned Frogs non-conference, ranked matchup (8 p.m., ABC) will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, just hours after College GameDay Built by The Home Depot is live from the TCU campus (9 a.m. – noon). The showdown will be just the seventh-ever matchup between the two schools and their first matchup outside of Columbus, Ohio. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor will be on the call.
No. 1 Alabama Heads to Hostile Territory
ESPN’s prime-time matchup features the top ranked Crimson Tide in their first true road game of the year as they head to Ole Miss (7 p.m., ESPN). The Rebels will attempt to defeat Alabama for the third time in five years as both teams begin their SEC slate. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe will be in Oxford for the call.
No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 10 Washington Open Up Conference Play
ABC will begin the day with a top team on the road in its conference opener at No. 5 Oklahoma heads to Iowa State (noon, ABC) as the Sooners look to avenge last year’s upset win by the Cyclones. ESPN will conclude its day also with a conference matchup as No. 10 Washington heads to Utah (10 p.m., ESPN). Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, and Tom Luginbill will be in Ames, Iowa, while Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Todd McShay will be in Salt Lake, Utah.
No. 17 Boise State Looks for Statement Win at No. 24 Oklahoma State; No. 6 Wisconsin Finishes Non-Conference Schedule
ESPN’s late afternoon window features No. 17 Boise State at No. 24 Oklahoma State (3:30 p.m.) in a showdown of ranked teams that is likely to have postseason implications with the Broncos coming into the matchup as the highest-ranked Group of Five team. On ABC in the same timeslot, No. 6 Wisconsin host BYU on ABC, as the Badgers will look to finish their non-conference schedule undefeated. Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich will be in Stillwater, Okla., while Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams in Madison, Wisc.
Additional College Football Week 3 Highlights:
- ESPN2 Features Triple Header of Ranked Teams: 21 Miami at Toledo (noon), No. 2 Clemson at home vs. Georgia Southern (3:30 p.m.), and No. 3 Georgia hosting Middle Tennessee (7:15 p.m.)
- ESPNU Airs Two Ranked Teams on the Road: 18 UCF at North Carolina (noon) and No. 14 West Virginia at NC State (3:30 p.m.)
- ACC Network Showcases Hokies: 13 Virginia Tech hosts East Carolina (12:20 p.m.)
- SEC Network Alternate Televises Bulldogs: 16 Mississippi State hosting Louisiana (7:30 p.m.)
ESPN+ Features MAC, Southern and Sun Belt Conference Matchups; Ivy League Makes Debut
ESPN+ will feature intra-conference matchups in the MAC, Southern, Southland, and Sun Belt this week, as well as the Ivy League’s football debut on the subscription service, highlighting a week where fans can stream 25 games on the platform.
| Date | Time | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Sept 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Boston College at Wake Forest Dave Flemming, Brock Huard, Laura Rutledge |
ESPN |
| Fri, Sept 14 | 7 p.m. | Georgia State at Memphis Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Dekker |
ESPN |
| Sat, Sept 15 | Noon | No. 5 Oklahoma at Iowa State Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
ABC |
| Florida State at Syracuse Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath |
ESPN | ||
| No. 21 Miami at Toledo Kevin Brown, Andre Ware |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 18 UCF at North Carolina Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison |
ESPNU | ||
| UTEP at Tennessee Dave Neal, DJ Shockley, Dawn Davenport |
SEC Network | ||
| Murray State at Kentucky Mike Morgan, John Congemi, T.Davis |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| Rhode Island at UConn | ESPN3 | ||
| 12:20 p.m. | East Carolina at No. 13 Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | |
| 3 p.m. | Ohio at Virginia Joel Meyers, Forrest Conoly |
ACC Network Extra | |
| 3:30 p.m. | BYU at No. 6 Wisconsin Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
ABC | |
| No. 17 Boise State at No. 24 Oklahoma State Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
ESPN | ||
| Georgia Southern at No. 2 Clemson Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Alex Corddry |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 14 West Virginia at NC State Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPNU | ||
| Central Michigan at Northern Illinois Shawn Kenney, Al Groh |
ESPN+ | ||
| Southern Mississippi at Appalachian State | ESPN+ | ||
| 4 p.m. | Colorado State at Florida Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Kris Budden |
SEC Network | |
| North Texas at Arkansas Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, Tera Talmadge |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| Eastern Kentucky at Bowling Green Jim Barber, John Gregory |
ESPN3 | ||
| 6 p.m. | Old Dominion at Charlotte | ESPN3 | |
| Eastern Michigan at Buffalo Doug Sherman, Marcus Ray |
ESPN+ | ||
| Norfolk State at Liberty | ESPN3 | ||
| North Carolina Central at South Carolina State Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
ESPN3 | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama at Ole Miss Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| Alabama A&M at Cincinnati Michael Reghi, Dustin Fox |
ESPN3 | ||
| Campbell at Coastal Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Oregon State at Nevada Trey Bender, Tyoka Jackson |
ESPN3 | ||
| Delaware State at Western Michigan Dan Gutowsky, Jerod Cherry |
ESPN+ | ||
| Texas State at South Alabama | ESPN+ | ||
| 7:15 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
ESPN2 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Marshall at South Carolina Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey |
ESPNU | |
| Louisiana-Monroe at Texas A&M Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic |
SEC Network | ||
| Louisiana at No. 16 Mississippi State Mark Neely, Barrett Jones, Olivia Dekker |
SEC Network Alternate | ||
| Western Kentucky at Louisville | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 8 p.m. | No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 15 TCU from AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Ian Fitzsimmons |
ABC and ESPN Radio | |
| 10 p.m. | No. 10 Washington at Utah Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
ESPN |
All games are not exclusive
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; [email protected] and @DerekVolner
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